Expired limitation periods and amendment of pleadings
1100997 Ontario Limited v. North Elgin Centre Inc., 2016 ONCA 848: A cause of action is “a factual situation the existence of which entitles one person to obtain from the…
2016
Meanderings of a mental health client in good company
Originally posted on My journey with AIDS…and more!: Would it be much of a surprise, even to the casual reader, that I am a mental health client? I have been…
That Flushing Noise? It’s the Sound of the Great "Bait and Switch"
The Gullibillies want their due from Team Anti-Establishment and it’s captain, the Orange Behemoth. It’s “winning” time and they know they’ll soon be winning so much they’ll become tired of…
Found posted just East of my neighbourhood this weekend
The toxin spreads.
Expired limitation periods and amendment of pleadings
1100997 Ontario Limited v. North Elgin Centre Inc., 2016 ONCA 848: A cause of action is “a factual situation the existence of which entitles one person to obtain from the…
At The Altar Of Baal
All along, Trump seemed like a twisted caricature of every rotten reflex of the radical right. That he has prevailed, that he has won this election, is a crushing blow…
Million-Woman March on Trump’s Inauguration
Washington, DC residents and folks who can get there, take note: There are some murmurings of a march on Trump’s inauguration in support of women’s rights, which the Republican platform…
The importance of impartiality
Where we take a brief moment to remind the world why impartiality is so critical to our justice system and how the acts of one judge – Judge Bernd Zabel…
Our circuitous carbon plans
I’m shaking my head at the moment as we contemplate getting a new furnace for our house. To be honest, there’s really not much wrong with the existing one. In…
Justin Trudeau: the last voice for sanity in the West?
When the Trump “presidency” begins in earnest, I expect this kind of support for Justin Trudeau to grow even more. He will be seen as a voice of sanity in…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of November 14, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov 14, 2016 at 7:03am PST Janet Reno dies at…
Can Canada Save Its Fish Habitat Before It’s Too Late?
Thirteen years ago, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) issued almost 700 authorizations to projects that would negatively impact fish habitat, mostly in the resource extraction sector: forestry, mining,…
Can Canada Save Its Fish Habitat Before It’s Too Late?
Thirteen years ago, Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) issued almost 700 authorizations to projects that would negatively impact fish habitat, mostly in the resource extraction sector: forestry, mining,…
Rethinking attitudes about voting in democracies
“Voting is a chess move, not a Valentine.” -Rebecca Solnit So there’s still a lot of postmortems popping up concerning the US Election and one theme that is quite common…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Karl Nerenberg examines new research from the Canadian Centre for the Study of Living Standards showing how workers have seen hardly any benefit…
It’s Going To Take Time
Timothy Garton Ash places Donald Trump’s election victory in an international context. Throughout the world, he writes, right wing populism is fuelling the development of illiberal democracies: In Vladimir Putin’s…
Democraphobia Runs Rampant in North America
The fear of democracy has a long history. Plato was mistrustful of the demos, believing it would be subject to bullies and to tyrants. In England, the storming of the…
Leaders and salaries #nlpoli
Donald Trump says he won’t even take one dollar in salary as president. Sounds familiar. In Newfoundland and Labrador, Proto-Trump said the same thing. His fan club insist the Greatest…
The most powerful unelected people on Earth
That, usually, is what the most senior people around the President of the United States are: more powerful, with more influence, than any elected person anywhere. That’s no revelation. What…